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Eliza Poe (née Elizabeth Arnold; formerly Hopkins; 1787 – December 8, 1811) was an English-American actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe.
The identity of his wife Elizabeth is unknown, although there is a marriage record in the parish registers of St. Mary Whitechapel in London for a Stephen Hopkins to Elizabeth Fisher on 19 February 1617/18, and it has been commonly established that this is the second marriage of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins. Although it cannot be ...
Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins: 30 When she boarded the Mayflower, was “big with child” – her son Oceanus was born aboard while at sea. She lived over 20 years in Plymouth Giles Hopkins: 13 Later married Catherine Wheldon and had five children. He moved to Eastham and died there in 1690. Constantia Hopkins: 15 Later married Nicholas Snow and had ...
Oceanus Hopkins (c. 1620 – 1627) was the only child born on the Mayflower [1] during its historic voyage which brought the English Pilgrims to America. Another boy, Peregrine White, was born on board, after arriving in America, as the ship lay at anchor. Oceanus was born to Stephen Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth Hopkins (née Fisher), [2 ...
A portrait of Matthew Hopkins, 'The Celebrated Witch-finder', from the 1837 edition of The Discovery of Witches. Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that ...
Sanford and Son is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1974. Known for its racial humor, running gags, and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and ...
Mayflower Compact signatories. The Mayflower Compact was an iconic document in the history of America, written and signed aboard the Mayflower on November 11, 1620, while anchored in Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts. The Compact was originally drafted as an instrument to maintain unity and discipline in Plymouth Colony, but it has become ...
Elizabeth Clarke (c. 1565–1645), alias Bedinfield, was the first woman persecuted by the Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins in 1645 in Essex, England. At 80 years old, she was accused of witchcraft by local tailor John Rivet. Hopkins and John Stearne took on the role of investigators, stating that they had seen familiars while watching her.